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Could growing human brain tissue inside a mouse finally help scientists study brain diseases that are difficult to recreate, understand and treat?A small piece of human brain tissue was placed inside newborn mice. Over the following months, it did something researchers had rarely been...- Science says reindeer eyes turn blue in winter, and the strange transformation may help them see a world humans can'tThe shift in eye color does not happen because reindeer suddenly produce blue pigment. Instead, scientists have traced it to a phenomenon k...
- Your calf muscles may be doing more than helping you walk. They could be talking to your brain through a protein that may influence mood and trigger the growth of new neuronsScientists identified apelin, a protein signaling from leg muscles to the brain. Exercising mice showed increased apelin levels in their bl...
- What happens to the brain when consciousness goes offline? Scientists uncover how disrupted brain communication can alter awareness, memory and our sense of selfGeneral anaesthesia disrupts brain communication, altering how different regions coordinate their activity. Researchers observe reduced lon...
- Your brain may be one organ today, but scientists have uncovered a hidden split that may date back more than 500 million yearsNew research suggests the human brain develops from two distinct cell populations. These groups follow separate paths from early embryonic ...
- Science says a dead whale can feed an entire ecosystem for decades, what happens after it reaches the seafloor is extraordinaryThe massive bones of a whale can hold significant amounts of lipid-rich material. In the low-oxygen environment around a whale fall, microo...
- In 1981, a dog in Wyoming accidentally killed a small creature. This ironically, brought back an almost extinct species. Decades later, cloning is keeping its genes aliveMore than 40 years ago, a dog unexpectedly killed an animal which was believed to have become extinct – a black-footed ferret. This discove...
- A new tooth test suggests T. rex was not cold-blooded like modern reptiles; the giant predator’s body temperature was estimated at a human-like 97°FRecent studies reveal fascinating insights into the body temperature of the mighty T. rex. Researchers have found that this colossal predat...
- Scientists thought the human brain began as one: New study reveals two ancient cell pathways emerge early, raising a surprising question about how our most complex organ formsScientists have uncovered a surprising twist in human brain development: two distinct groups of early cells follow separate paths to form d...
- Your cells’ tiny power stations may be doing something quantum: scientists find a mysterious vibration that could influence how the body produces energyResearchers detected an unusual vibration within human and mouse cell mitochondria. This signal appeared in living samples but vanished whe...
- 338 donated NFL players' brains are giving researchers an unusual window into CTE and chronic brain injury, raising fresh questions about the long-term cost of footballA recent investigation into the brains of deceased former NFL athletes revealed a staggering incidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...
- Psychology says people who talk to pets like they understand every word may be using a very human social instinctHow people think about their pets may shape the way they interact with them. When an animal is regarded as part of the family rather than s...
- T. rex was closer to a bird than a crocodile in body temperature? New fossil tooth study reveals how the dinosaur survived Arctic winters and hunted across North AmericaScientists determined Tyrannosaurus rex had a body temperature around 97.3 degrees Fahrenheit. This was calculated by analyzing chemical si...
- Scientists develop a new way to test autism & epilepsy treatments: Why traditional mice cannot explain complex human brain disordersScientists have implanted human brain organoids into specially engineered mice. These human cells survived and connected with the animals' ...
- Alzheimer’s may affect more than brain cells — scientists discover DNA’s 3D shape is changing in ways that could reveal hidden causes of memory lossNew research reveals Alzheimer's disease alters DNA's three-dimensional organization within brain cells. These structural changes influence...
- Scientists find an anti-aging effect hidden in a seafood eaten in AsiaAnti-aging brain research: Researchers studied compounds from sea squirts, which are eaten in parts of Asia. These compounds, called plasma...
- Why do shrews lose brain size in winter but grow bigger noses? Scientists uncover a bizarre seasonal adaptation in tiny mammalsLong-clawed shrews exhibit unusual winter adaptations, shrinking their brains and skulls. However, their snouts grow noticeably larger duri...
- Age reversing seafood found? Scientists discover sea squirts that can help you get youngerAge reversing seafood: Scientists have found that plasmalogens, compounds naturally present in sea squirts and other seafood, may help reve...
- Scientists may have found a major reason why we age after uncovering a hidden immune system breakdownAging research: New research reveals aging impairs immune cell cleanup functions. Senescent neutrophils accumulate, contributing to harmful...
- In 1998, NASA flew crickets on Neurolab to study how spaceflight affects developing nervous systems; across the 16-day mission, they joined about 2,000 animals in spaceDuring the Neurolab mission, the space shuttle Columbia hosted 2,000 animals, crickets being one of them, to examine spaceflight's impacts ...
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